Access Issues
California County Makes Historic Access Vote To Reopen Roads On Federal Lands
HOLLISTER, CA (April 7)–A rural county in Central California made access history when it voted 4-0 to reassert its jurisdiction on 25 miles of county roads in an area currently closed by the federal government. The April 6 vote by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors to open roads currently closed to the public […]
National Recreation Advocacy Group Urges USFS To Broaden Science Support Base In Development Of The New Planning Rule
POCATELLO, ID (April 8)–The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) expressed its concerns following the Science Forums the Forest Service held in Washington, DC last week. Heralding science and collaboration as underpinning the making of the new Forest Planning Rule, the agency held the two days of Science Forums stating that information presented at the conference would lay […]
Federal Agency Moves Forward on National Forest Rule
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) previously alerted you about the current U.S. Forest Service (USFS) effort to rewrite the national forest system land management planning rule. The USFS has created a calendar of local roundtable meetings to provide interested stakeholders the opportunity to meet with local and federal administrators. The purpose of these meetings is […]
Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign Would Shut Off-Highway Vehicle Enthusiasts Out of 379,000 Acres in Colorado
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has learned that within the next few weeks an anti-access group will present U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) with the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign, which would designate 379,000 acres of public land in Colorado as federal Wilderness. These new designations would be in addition to 3.5 million […]
Shasta-Trinity roads plan angers off-highway riders
Source: http://www.redding.com/news/2010/mar/24/shasta-trinity-roads-plan-angers-off-highway/ Shasta-Trinity National Forest’s road rules changes announced Tuesday revved up rapid and angry responses from off-highway drivers and riders and drew strong criticism from Shasta County supervisors. While forest Supervisor Sharon Heywood says the motorized travel management plan she signed earlier this month opens up more roads to recreational use, critics argue the […]
Apache-Sitgreaves NF – Forest Plan Revision Open House Meetings in April
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Apache-Sitgreaves NF – Forest Plan Revision Open House Meetings in April Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, located in east-central Arizona, is in the process of revising their Forest Plan. During the month of April, the Forest Service (FS) will be hosting a series of open house […]
IMPORTANT YELLOWSTONE UPDATE – LETTER GENERATOR UPLOADED
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! IMPORTANT YELLOWSTONE UPDATE – LETTER GENERATOR UPLOADED! Dear Action Alert Subscribers, As Jack Welch noted in his most recent article, “Yellowstone – Why We Fight“, the recent studies from the National Park Service shows that that claims made by the radical anti-snowmobiling groups were vastly overstated. I think Jack is […]
Get Involved – Congress Considering New Public Lands Omnibus Bill
Weigh In to Encourage Your Members to Reject Omnibus Approach As you may recall, last year Congress approved a massive omnibus public lands bill that cobbled more than 160 separate pieces of legislation into one massive bill. The bill permanently eliminated the potential for motorized recreation on more than two million acres of public lands […]
RECREATIONAL GROUPS PREVAIL IN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SUIT
GREAT FALLS, MT (March 11)–A coalition of recreational groups has prevailed on the merits of their lawsuit challenging the Travel Management Plan for a portion of the Lewis and Clark National Forest in north central Montana. The order was issued on March 10th from the Great Falls Division of the U.S. District Court for the […]
BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Uncompahgre Field Office, has released a proposed Decision Record to change Off-Highway Vehicle designations on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office. The BLM proposes to amend the Uncompahgre Basin Resource Management Plan […]